Painting of coutryside by Crys Stewart

The views from inside and around the world

I guess everyone starts to look inward a little more during bleak winter months. With everything outside hidden under ice and snow, turning our attention inside just seems practical. There’s any number of ways to enjoy sun-drenched views without even leaving your couch. But it was just the other day that I realized how truly…

Painting of country lane

Autumn reset

Daisy said it best in The Great Gatsby: “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” This makes sense given how most of us spent a good decade or more programmed to reset our lives every September. Going back to school meant a new lunch pail, a fresh pad of paper,…

Looking but not seeing

I drew a maple leaf the other day. Just a doodle, really. I wanted to try out some newfangled coloured pencils. The pencil lines turn into watercolours if you trace over them with a wet brush. I got half way through my drawing when I realized something wasn’t quite right. I’d drawn the veins without…